TEXAS: A LAND OF CONTRAST - Page Text Content

1: A person in Galveston lives by the water, so they have houses on stilts. | Somebody in the mountains and basins region has a house made of mud. | VS | meted.ucar.edu | http://inhabitat.com/minimalist-adobe-brick-home-is-a-box-within-a-box/

2: People in the central plains farm because there is very flat land. | People in the great plains drill for oil, and produce, about 312 million barrels a year of oil. | Vs.

3: There is a sea wall in the gulf coast. | http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/GalvestonTexas/GalvestonSeawall.htm | The entire West Texas area is covered with lakes that are man made. | VS. | http://www.trails.com/list_12246_list-all-lakes-west-texas.html

4: Native Americans changed the environment by making tepees and collecting wood to make a fire.

5: In the different regions there are bigger cities, because more people move in to that city, which would cause more pollution and less resources. | http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/13/best-big-cities-jobs-opinions-columnists-employment_slide_10.html | http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrchriscornwell/3816978050/ | Vs.

6: When the explorers were coming and going, it made the resources that the Indians and explorers have very limited. Also when more people came the land was getting used up.

7: The animals that the Indians use in gatherings and events would be affected by geography. | http://www.hdwallpapersland.com/wild-animals-pictures.html

8: The Spanish built missions and tried to convert the natives to Roman Catholic because they thought they were superior. The natives got very angry. The natives that were angry refused and were either hung or enslaved. | http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Daugavpils_Immaculate_Conception_Roman_Catholic_Church.jpg | http://gaga101.edu.glogster.com/texas-history